Establishment profile
HORNADY MANUFACTURING
3305 WEST OLD POTASH HIGHWAY, ALDA, NE, 68810
Operated by Hornady Manufacturing Company · 1 of 2 establishments
332992 — Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
Summary
HORNADY MANUFACTURING has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $29,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 37th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 109 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 69th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HORNADY MANUFACTURING appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $29,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 VII | 1 | 1 | $14,000 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 III | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 II G | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2018 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Below average violations in NAICS 3329 within NE. Peer group: 109 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 85 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2017 – May 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2021 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2023 | Ammunition,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Chemical Reaction,Concussion,Ear,Explosion,Explosive Mixing,Explosives,Flammable Liquid,Head,High Pressure,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Pressure,Process Safety,Struck ByFatality | 3 | — | 1 | |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Fracture,Material Handling,Pelvis,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck By | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for HORNADY MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HORNADY MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HORNADY MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for HORNADY MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HORNADY MANUFACTURING 8350 WEST OLD POTASH HWY · ALDA, NE, 68810 | RCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2021 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HORNADY MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-10-13 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 2 | 2 | $23,000 | |
| 2017-11-07 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HORNADY MANUFACTURING is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Hornady Manufacturing Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Hornady Manufacturing Company across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in small arms ammunition manufacturing within NE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HORNADY MANUFACTURING COGRAND ISLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Hornady Manufacturing Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HORNADY MANUFACTURING COGRAND ISLAND, NE — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Hornady Manufacturing Company locationsParent rollup
- Small Arms Ammunition ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NEState-wide enforcement data
- Small Arms Ammunition in NEIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HORNADY MANUFACTURING from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Hornady Manufacturing Company, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HORNADY MANUFACTURING's OSHA violation history?
- HORNADY MANUFACTURING has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $29,000 in total penalties.
- How does HORNADY MANUFACTURING's safety record compare to its industry?
- HORNADY MANUFACTURING operates in the small arms ammunition manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. HORNADY MANUFACTURING's self-reported DART rate is 1.05 compared to an industry average of 2.3.
- Has HORNADY MANUFACTURING had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving HORNADY MANUFACTURING.